Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story 24 years old

Biography of feuding advice columnist twins, Ann Landers and Abby Van Buren, starts with their early lives in Sioux City, Iowa when they were known as Esther and Pauline through their double wedding and follows them into their columnist successes. However, much of the film also concentrates on their personal and professional feuds that ran the course of their lives. Written by John Sacksteder

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Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story Cast

Name Character
Wendie Malick She was 48, now 73 years old as Ann Landers / Abigail Van Buren
Karen Johnson-Miller as Beauty parlor woman #1
Robert Desiderio He was 47, now 72 years old as Mort
Michelle Duffy She was 33, now 57 years old as Grown Margo
Dennis Bateman as Edward R. Murrow
Joann Johnson She was 35, now 60 years old as Rebecca
George Fosgate as Cardinal Ryan
Tobias Anderson as Dean Evans
David Groh He was 60, 68 years old when he died as Abe
Tyler Gannon She was 15, now 39 years old as Young Margo
Ted Roisum as Vatican Bishop
Angela Nicole Babb as Beauty parlor woman #2
Robert D. Heath, Jr. as John Daly
Raissa Fleming as Beauty parlor woman #3
Kip Gilman He was 52, now 77 years old as Jules (as Kenneth David Gilman)

Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story Crew

Name Department
Adam Gilad as Writer. Writing
Alan Metzger as Director. He was 49 (now 74) years old Directing
Howard Burkons as Writer. Writing
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Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story (24 years)

  • Release day: Monday, July 19, 1999
  • Runtime: 90 minutes